No problems were reported in the neighborhood in the hours following Wednesday afternoon's officer-involved shooting, according to Springfield Police Lt. Henry Gagnon.

Sgt. John Delaney, a spokesman for police Commissioner William Fitchet, said the injured man was taken to Baystate Medical Center for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg.

A woman flagged down police at about 3:35 p.m. Wednesday near Sanderson and Plainfield streets to report her estranged boyfriend was vandalizing her car. The boyfriend ran across Kenefick Park with an officer in pursuit. The man then pulled a knife on the officer, who shot the man in the leg after he failed to follow multiple orders to drop the weapon, according to Delaney.

The man, whose identity hasn't been publicly released, was arrested on assault charges and may face additional charges, Delaney said. Authorities also have not released the name of the officer involved in the shooting, but he's reportedly assigned to nearby Chestnut Accelerated Middle School.

Some shootings come under scrutiny by the district attorney's office, but officials have not indicated if this one is being reviewed. There have been four officer-involved shootings in Springfield in a little more than three months, including Wednesday's incident. Three involved city police officers and one involved a Massachusetts State Police trooper. Two of the incidents resulted in fatalities.

Wednesday's shooting happened as hundreds of students were being dismissed from the middle school across from Kenefick Park.

The incident prompted authorities to block off Plainfield Street in the vicinity of the school and park, causing traffic gridlock and delays at a busy time of day.